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Eevil Young Flesh

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Taken on its own 'Eevil Young Flesh' is a very solid album of hard industrial dance. There are probably 4 great dancefloor songs and 1 excellent instrumental. However the issue reallly isn't the song quality, it's just that at this point in Rudy's career this has become a bit of a formula and it feels a little trite for long-time fans. (Note: I actually wrote the review of this album for 'Outburn Magazine' years ago and said basically the same thing).

The album opens with the fast-paced, frantic "Wulf" - German for "Wolf". It's interesting to notice that this is the only track with a German title and it is sung in English, while all of the other tracks are listed in English while sung in German - quirky. The amazing synth hook in this song cuts through the mix like few others I have ever heard.

The next track is "Deadmaker", a turbocharged, psychotic thrill-ride not fit for the faint of heart. If you really love this song you can get the "Totmacher" remixes which feature this song remixes by a slew of major electro acts. "DM" is followed directly by the next dance slammer "I Want You". This one features the clearest beat on the disc and razor sharp electro lines. The only drawback is that the porno samples at the beginning are lame, immature and don't fit the songs theme of fully possessing another person... it's just kind of a snore of a way to open such a good song.

Later on the disc you'll find "Wasted Dreams", a bitter tale of a person looking to reclaim past losses. Further on is the hauntingly beautiful "Outside", likely the best instrumental :W: has done since "Thorns".

In sum, this is a great release that new fans will likely love. It's an easy entry point. Still it is not one of his best 3 albums and at the time it felt like he needed more of a step forward with his sound and this was firmly treading on familiar ground. However, that is high quality ground.

This cd is really good, actually better than I expected. I like all of the tracks, but 'Outside' is an exceptionally beautiful piece, and 'escape'. 'Deadmaker' was not as good as I thought it would be, I thought it would be a very exciting, different song, but instead it is repetitive, but NOT as repetitive as 'witches' dance'. I like that song to an extent, but you don't want to listen to the whole thing... It gets old fast. 'I want you', despite the porno audio clip, is a brilliant song. I love it, maybe the clip is just proving the 'maturity' in Rudy's genius.

Rudy has proven once again that the rest of the world is lagging. In a time of MTV bands (Marilyn Manson, NIN) being incorrectly labeled industrial, bands like :wumpscut: and Neubauten continue to put out quality albums! This newest effort by Rudy did not take a second thought before being put into heavy rotation at the club I spin at! Must buy! The best way to say it...Leaetherwho?

Over the years Rudy R. has proven to the underground and industrial worlds that industrial is not dead and is still thriving and will be for some time. His new album is no exception, its dark powerful lyrics and throbbing atomospheric beats mixed in with his well known gothic style synths brings out what real industrial should sound like to the good ear. By far one of his best albums to date.

:wumpscut: does many things for many people, depending on how much they pay attention to the tracks and how strongly they feel on certain morbid matters. On the outside the beats sometimes move an audience and do it rather well, with a very accessible beat founding some works and a very enticing build manufacturing others, and that suits some listeners. Others delve in a little deeper, hear the Germanic words flowing to the beat and the voxing coming through, and that perhaps disturbs them. The way the voxing sounds and the deep wells of bitterness they seem to be derived from sometimes have that way with people, making them think that its perhaps morbid. But for those others that dive into the lyrical content and find out that it is actually more disturbed than simply the voxing and the sounds because the content truly is dark, theres a plethora of thoughts to choose from. And, personally, I think Ive chosen to buy quite few albums because its just too good to pass up.

Boeses Junges Flisch (Evil Young Flesh) perhaps isnt the most easily accessible work in the :wumpscut catalog for everyone because (1) most of the vocals are in German and (2) because its an deliciously depraved byproduct. For some reason the language barrier bothers some people, them not enjoying stuff they cant sing along to stateside, and they wont purchase it. They have to be able to sing along in their native tongue, not really getting into the songs and not really noticing the translations housed directly inside the case. And thats understandable, albeit limiting. Others have a problem because some of these songs are rather explicit, one spoke by a female and talking about certain acts shed like to engage in, or because theyre about some rather violent themes. Stalking, killing, the random acts of violence that fuel the world; those are what :wumpscut: revolves around. And if one doesnt mind that and likes their EBM on the mostly-aggressive side, then Evil Young Flesh is a prime choice.

While I wouldnt go as far as to say Id choose a favorite in the :wumpscut: collection, I would go as far as to say that this ends up in my discman more than most of the others. The reason for that is primarily because it has a little taste of everything, be it beats that build or songs with growling vocals, and it flows with more consistency than a lot of the other works do. The beginning track, Wulf has a good built, some nice voxing on it, a switch between German and English vocals, and leads nicely into Deadmaker. At first glance, Deadmaker seems like a calm sea of sounds, with a melodic introduction done with guitar, but that takes off quickly and leads into the building ocean of beats and technotroic static pretty fast. It sounds somewhat calm even when it builds, too, until you truly delve into the lyrical translations and see that no thought afterwards when I broke your bones and Im a slave to the killing arent exactly lullaby material. I want you is actually something of a change for :wumpscut:, with a lot of the vocals done by a lady as she graphically goes into what turns her on while leading into Rudys portion. Ive always thought this was a commendable effort, too, because its so unacceptable to do and so catchy at the same time. It shocks a lot of people at first, finding that somewhat appalling, but its only sexuality when it comes down to it. Escape is a song I heard a few times on other albums and that I really liked as well, with its translations showing a chase erupting from deep in the woods as someone, all alone, tries to flee. The voxing on this song and the German itself has a much greater effect when the words play out, too, making it sound  cold. Yeah, thats some good stuff. Witches Dance is a superb instrumental, it almost a dance theme set in dark times, and Outside follows it up as a slower piece also set in electronic instrumental skies. Eternal is a pretty good song, too, leading into Forgive Me, which is a colder sound and a much more corrosive theme that is enjoyably dark. Tell Me Now is a bit different when combined with the albums progressing idea inside the music, with the female vocals (this time in German) combining with R. Ratzingers and speaking more on love and the wants instead of the horrors that are often the byproducts of this in :wumpscut: songs. And, to end, is the musical piece Longing, bringing the album to close with a nice beat and some interesting clips to boot.

While I wouldnt recommend this to everyone nor would I say that this would be a good starting point to introduce :wumpscut:, I would say that this is a piece anyone that liked what they do should pick up because it has a lot of good stuff. The beats are energetic and dark, and the progressing theme of the songs is also of the violent variety, and the things I like from :wumpscut: flow within those veins. As I said before, its something that works well as an entire piece and has replayability. Its always helps me gear toward killing time (or is that times?).

Currently I would have to say this is the last :W: album I enjoyed completely. I Want You is probably one of the most brilliant tracks ever produced, it is a dirty, filthy club anthem, I love it. You will never cease to get strange looks when you play it. The tracks are edgy and harsh at times while others are more smooth and ambient, reminds me of Music for a Slaughtering Tribe in that respect, though definitely not a clone, it is definitely its own album. An excellent mix of beautiful songs and pulse pounding floorkillers. This is a must for all :wumpscut: fans and EBM / Industrial fans, do not pass up this excellent release.

This is debatebly the second best album recorded by WUMPSCUT (the absolute best album being EMBRYODEAD), The best tracks on EEVIL YOUNG FLESH...'WULF' - An EBM/Industrial power anthem to serial killers sang in english. 'WASTED DREAMS' - sang in german/english, verry exciting electro gothic! 'I WANT YOU' - sang in german/english/male/female vocals.....the absolute best track on this album.....super dark!!!! 'TELL ME NOW' - once again...sang in german/english/male/female/ vocals....good track. 'LONGING' - An instrumental track that is goth-electro entertainment at it's best. WUMPSCUT is a historical piece of the electro-industrial soundscape. Your CD collection is not complete without at least one WUMPSCUT album. Seriousley!

If you are a Wumpscut regular, you know that some of his critical peaks were Embroydead and MFAST. This however, seems to be new - fresh, but not the truely 100% dark, evil, & morbid creations and manipulations that Rudy has created in the past. No.. this CD presents somewhat of a softer side, but still has the darkwave twist. Songs such as "Escape" and "Wulf" certainly dug at the death/murder subject, but didn't quite reach the level that Soylent Green, Thorns, or Golgotha (other songs) ever sparked at.

This definitely is the weakest :Wumpscut: record so far. His previous output Embryodead like Eevil Young Flesh did not revolutionize EBM, but at least it was heavy, evil and violent. EYF is none of this. The lyrics (like always) are placative, the groove is poor and the ballad "Sag es jetzt" causes pain in my ears because of the gothic-like female vocals and the far too simple music. But there are some (yet few) really good songs on the CD, like "Flucht" and "Zerstoerte Traeume", which I am sure will be played in EBM-Clubs regularly. But the new :W: definitely lacks the aggressiveness, the groove and the ability to create a gloomy atmosphere which he had in former times. And there is absolutely NOTHING on this record which we haven't heard on other records earlier. Remember, Rudy: Wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben.

What can I say, other than AWESOME? Rudy R., who makes up :wumpscut:, proves yet again that industrial music will always be around. A pounding dose of hard industrial sounds and raspy yet catchy vocals. If you are new to the industrial scene, you MIGHT not want to start with this. The songs Forgive Me, and Eternal are probably the best ones. Forgive Me is a haunting song about killing your loved one, :(. A warning to the weak: the lyrics can be offensive if you take things to seriously. Or you could just skip track three, cause everything else is in German. These songs are very melodic once you get past the pounding sensation they give out, and can be very danceable. Very recommended to the industrial fans out there, and those that are willing to take a risk.